What a hunk! When the trainer’s daughter brought this handsome solidly built guy out of the barn, we thought she was showing us a Quarterhorse track pony! Nope, he’s a TB, but he could fit right in at the QH shows. Son of Darkness is a durable sound war horse, a well known and popular horse around the Finger Lakes backside. While he could keep racing, he has not been as successful this year, so his connections, who have had him for several years, say he owes them nothing, but they owe him a great retirement to a new career. They describe him as an “old soul,” but with a young kid’s curiosity and love of life. They say he loves to stand and watch the goings on around him — when they take him to the track for morning exercise, they drop the reins, and he likes to stand there and watch for as long as you let him. But when you then say it’s time to get to work, he agreeably goes and does his job. Sounds like a horse who won’t be the least bit disturbed by the commotion in the schooling and warm up area at horse shows and events! They report that at the farm over the winter he is “like a puppy dog,” and is low man on the totem pole in his turnout group, He is reported to be sound, and he has shown his durability with 65 races spread out over his career, with an impressive 27 top three finishes, including 7 wins, and over $130,000 in earnings. He trotted along like a gentleman for his jog video, and showed very good movement, light and balanced. We were hardly surprised to see what a good mover he is, since the horses like him who have held up so sturdily over a long racing career tend to be light even and efficient movers who are not hard on themselves. Son of Darkness is by Justin Phillip, a son of First Samurai from the Giant’s Causeway sire line. His dam is from the Runaway Groom/Blushing Groom sire line.
Price: $2500 negotiable
Contact: Kellyn Pettine (315) 226-2096 (text preferred)
Racing record: https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse…
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/son+of+darkness
